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keeping. This offers a still greater field at the present time so 

 far as salaries and opportunity for original investigations are 

 concerned. 



Poultry Journalists. 



Poultry journalism is gradually being raised to a higher 

 plane, and there are great opportunities in this line for young 

 men and women. At present our remuneration for such work 

 is not what it should be, but this is due to the fact that many 

 people are only too glad to contribute articles free of charge 

 for the advertising they get. As can readily be seen, this has a 

 tendency to place poultry journalism on a much lower plane 

 than would otherwise be the case. There are splendid oppor- 

 tunities in poultry journalism for young men with careful 

 scientific training, together with broad practical experience. 



Managers of Poultry Farms. 



The demand for men to take charge of poultry farms is 

 several times greater than the supply. We have reference to 

 men well qualified for the work, and not those who are simply 

 looking for such positions. One man told me he would pay 

 $2,500 for a manager of his poultry plant, but he wanted one 

 who was worth it. People who are investing their money in 

 farms and poultry equipment are looking for men who have 

 both scientific and practical training, some experience and con- 

 siderable business ability. Opportunities for such men are un- 

 limited. 



Poultry keeping is no longer confined to one particular line 

 of work. It has become a thoroughly specialized line of agri- 

 culture, and there are opportunities in any one or more of these 

 lines. The most important phases of the work are the follow- 

 ing: — 



Meat Production. 



Roasters. 



The marketing of fowls and cockerels in the fall is an impor- 

 tant part of the poultry work on every general farm in the 

 United States. But there are a number of poultry farms in 

 this State that have made the production of roasters a special- 



